The Muttiah Muralitharan arm


1. Murali's hand cannot be fully straightened (see figure on right). He does not have the 0-150 degree range of motion at the elbow joint as specified by the Amercian Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (see figure on left). His elbow range of motion is limited and well below this range.


2. Depending on the direction of viewing, his arm may be seen as straight or bent.


3 views of Murali's arm. First and third views show a straight arm but the centre figure shows a bent arm. Most of the controversy is as a result of this illusion.


A different view. Arms not fully straight! Pictures taken using a 3-D camera. Try focussing you left eye on left side of picture and right eye on right side of picture. If you do it properly, you should see a 3-D image.


A few different views




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